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Canucks vs. Avalanche November 20, 2009

VANCOUVER, CANADA - NOVEMBER 20: A young fan stands excited prior the game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Colorado Avalanche at General Motors Place on November 20, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft